Mandarin's Jade and Other Stories

by Raymond Chandler, Elliott Gold (Narrated by)

Overview

So there I was, holed up in my office, trying to duck the bill collectors, when she walked in. She was the kind of sweet cookie that made your eyes water like you were hit with a 10-ton blackjack. She told me Raymond Chandler created the hard-boiled private eyes that rule American crime fiction, and this collection traces the genesis of Chandler's style in such stories as "Mandarin's Jade," "The Man Who Liked Dogs," and "Try the Girl." Then she left me, like a kid spitting out a wad of bubble gum, leaving me with that chewed-up feeling and an empty wallet. I guess it's a living.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2000003452569
Publisher:	Phoenix Books, Inc.
Publication date:	02/06/2007
Edition description:	Abridged

About the Author

Raymond Chandler began his writing career at age 45. His muscular, fast-paced style set the standard for American hardboiled mysteries. He distilled the essence of life in Southern California in the 1940s and 1950s in such novels as Farewell, My Lovely, Trouble is My Business, The Long Goodbye, The High Window, The Big Sleep, The Lady in the Lake, Red Wind and Playback (all available from New Millennium Audio).

Raymond Chandler began his writing career at age 45. His muscular, fast-paced style set the standard for American hardboiled mysteries. He distilled the essence of life in Southern California in the 1940s and 1950s in such novels as Farewell, My Lovely, Trouble is My Business, The Long Goodbye, The High Window, The Big Sleep, The Lady in the Lake, Red Wind and Playback (all available from New Millennium Audio).

Date of Birth:

July 23, 1888

Date of Death:

March 26, 1959

Place of Birth:

Chicago Illinois

Place of Death:

La Jolla, California

Education:

Educated in England, France, and Germany